Baschi (Umbria)

Bashi
Country	Italy
region	Umbria
province	Terni (TR)
Coordinates	42 ° 40 ′ N , 12 ° 13 ′ E Coordinates: 42 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ N , 12 ° 13 ′ 0 ″ E
height	165 m slm
surface	68.31 km²
Residents	2,683 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	39 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	05023 (05020 Morre)
prefix	0744
ISTAT number	055007
Popular name	Baschiesi
Patron saint	San Longino; (April 25th)
Website	Bashi
	; Panorama of Baschi

Baschi is an Italian commune with 2683 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Terni in the Umbria region .

geography

Location of the municipality of Baschi in the province of Terni

The community extends over around 68 km². It is located about 50 km southwest of the regional capital Perugia and about 35 km northwest of the provincial capital Terni on the Tiber in the climatic classification of Italian communities in zone D, 1665 GR / G.

The districts include Acqualoreto, Civitella del Lago, Collelungo and Morre.

The neighboring municipalities are Montecchio , Orvieto and Todi ( PG ).

history

The place probably originated at the end of the 8th century, when Ugolino and / or Galino di Biscaglia appeared in Bizkaia with Charlemagne in Italy and received the Castrum Vetus from him . The place later received the nickname (Le Basque) from Ugolino, which is still eponymous today (Baschi means the Basques in Italian ). The place was first mentioned in writing in 1235 as the property of the Baschi family.

Attractions

Municipio (town hall) and Antiquarium

Chiesa di San Donato , church in the Collelungo district from the 13th century.
Chiesa parrocchiale di San Nicolò , 14th century church renovated by Ippolito Scalza (Orvieto, 1532–1617) from 1575 to 1586 . It contains a winged altar with the works of San Giacomo di Compostella, La Madonna in trono col bambino e angeli, and San Nicola by Giovanni di Paolo .
Parco fluviale del Tevere , nature reserve of the WWF since 1995, in which the place participates alongside four other municipalities of the province of Terni ( Alviano , Guardea , Montecchio and Orvieto) as well as those of Monte Castello di Vibio and Todi (PG).
Santuario della Pasquarella , also called Santa Maria dello Scoglio , sanctuary in the districts of Acqualoreto and Morre from the 11th century.

literature

Touring Club Italiano : Umbria. Touring Editore, Milan 1999, ISBN 8836513379 , p. 577.

Web links

Commons : Baschi - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA) (PDF; 330 kB), accessed on December 2, 2012 (Italian)
↑ Official website of ISTAT (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) on 2001 population figures in the province of Terni, accessed on December 2, 2012 (Italian)
↑ Antiquarium Baschi , accessed on October 25, 2018 (German)

[1] Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

[2] Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA) (PDF; 330 kB), accessed on December 2, 2012 (Italian)

[3] Official website of ISTAT (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) on 2001 population figures in the province of Terni, accessed on December 2, 2012 (Italian)

[4] Antiquarium Baschi , accessed on October 25, 2018 (German)